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Restraining Government in America and Around the WorldTue, 26 Sep 2017 19:54:41 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Unsurprisingly, 'Free' Healthcare from Government Is Very Expensive | People's Pundit Dailyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-184760
Sat, 16 Sep 2017 21:55:28 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-184760[…] huge increase in the double taxation of dividends and capital gains, particularly when you consider that personal tax rates will be much […]
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Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:48:38 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-184691[…] huge increase in the double taxation of dividends and capital gains (particularly when you consider that personal tax rates will be much […]
]]>By: My First Pro-VAT Column, but with a Huge Caveat | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-183952
Tue, 05 Sep 2017 19:43:10 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-183952[…] corporate tax rate is zero. What’s important is eliminating either the corporate tax or the tax on dividends. That way the income is only taxed once. And since it’s probably administratively easier to […]
]]>By: The Most Persuasive Argument for Slashing the Corporate Tax Rate | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-175587
Thu, 25 May 2017 14:25:54 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-175587[…] 7. Should the rate be lowered to reduce the bias for debt? A lower rate would mitigate that problem, though it would be better to directly solve the problem by getting rid of the double tax on dividends. […]
]]>By: A Big Benefit of Real Tax Reform Is Ending the Bias for Debt over Equity | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-172489
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:02:20 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-172489[…] means that the effective tax rate is a combination of the corporate income tax rate and the tax rate imposed on dividends. And this higher tax rate is […]
]]>By: Two Cheers for the Fiscal Changes in the GOP’s Obamacare Repeal-and-Replace Legislation | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-171746
Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:00:07 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-171746[…] I also agree with Ryan that the resulting lower tax burden on dividends and capital gains is very positive. After all, double taxation is probably the most pernicious feature of the internal revenue […]
]]>By: The Class-Warfare Crowd (as Well as Donald Trump) Is Wrong on Carried Interest | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-167826
Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:14:15 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-167826[…] United States, we’ve historically dealt with that debate by cutting the baby in half. We have double taxation of capital gains and dividends, but usually at modest rates. We have double taxation of interest, but we allow some protection of […]
]]>By: America’s Miserably Anti-Competitive Tax System | People's Pundit Dailyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-161817
Sun, 16 Oct 2016 16:33:52 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-161817[…] And if you wonder why some nations with higher top tax rates rank above the U.S. in the “Individual Taxes” category, keep in mind that there are lots of variables for each category. And the U.S. does poorly in many of them, such as the extent to which there is double taxation of dividends and capital gains. […]
]]>By: America’s Miserably Anti-Competitive Tax System | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-161733
Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:38:45 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-161733[…] And if you wonder why some nations with higher top tax rates rank above the U.S. in the “Individual Taxes” category, keep in mind that there are lots of variables for each category. And the U.S. does poorly in many of them, such as the extent to which there is double taxation of dividends and capital gains. […]
]]>By: Hillary’s Grave-Robber Tax Hike | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-160713
Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:14:08 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-160713[…] will take at least 39.6 percent (actually more when you consider Medicare taxes, state taxes, and double taxation of interest, dividends, and capital gains) of your income, and then another 40 percent of what you’ve saved and invested when you kick […]
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Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:26:45 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-155220[…] taxes economic activity only one time based on cash flow? Or does it have various warts, such as double taxation and deprecation, that effectively result in much higher tax rates on productive […]
]]>By: Since Upper-Income Taxpayers Finance the Welfare State, Leftists Should Be Nice to Rich People | People's Pundit Dailyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-148177
Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:48:36 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-148177[…] and the U.S. gets a greater share of revenue from upper-income taxpayers with double taxation on interest, dividends, and capital gains (we also have a very punitive corporate tax system, though it doesn’t collect that much […]
]]>By: Since Upper-Income Taxpayers Finance the Welfare State, Leftists Should Be Nice to Rich Peoplehttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-148155
Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:00:55 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-148155[…] and the U.S. gets a greater share of revenue from upper-income taxpayers with double taxation on interest, dividends, and capital gains (we also have a very punitive corporate tax system, though it doesn’t collect that much […]
]]>By: Since They Finance the Welfare State, Leftists Should Be Nice to Rich People | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-148102
Sat, 02 Jul 2016 17:48:36 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-148102[…] and the U.S. gets a greater share of revenue from upper-income taxpayers with double taxation on interest, dividends, and capital gains (we also have a very punitive corporate tax system, though it doesn’t collect that much […]
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Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:56:53 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-147981As I recall, Ronald Reagan adjusted the capital gains tax to 25% during his presidency. Rick Santorum had a 20/20 tax plan, where all income got taxed at the same rate including capital gains. Not that I favor taxing capital gains, however, I see some merit to the argument that all income should be treated the same.
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Mon, 02 May 2016 03:42:03 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-144462Nice post, thanks a lot for uploading. I don’t know anywhere else on the globe other than america where people would be dumb enough to vote for a racist like Trump. Gone are the full days of great presidents like Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Anyway, sorry for my rant. Here’s where I get my Anti Trump goods.
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Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:18:42 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-143865[…] Because of the corporate income tax and the personal tax on dividends, corporate income is double taxed. […]
]]>By: Critical Charts about the Future of the American Economy and the 2016 Election? | Lex Rex for Allhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-140076
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:06:01 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-140076[…] to boost labor productivity, more investment is the best option. That’s why I’m so critical of class-warfare policies that penalize capital formation. When politicians go after the “evil” and “bad” rich people who save and invest, workers […]
]]>By: Critical Charts about the Future of the American Economy and the 2016 Election? | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-140051
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:41:04 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-140051[…] labor productivity, more investment is the best option. That’s why I’m so critical of class-warfare policies that penalize capital formation. When politicians go after the “evil” and “bad” rich people who save and […]
]]>By: Governor Jindal’s Bold Reform Plan Slashes Revenue to DC, Abolishes the Corporate Income Taxhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-131798
Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:32:18 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-131798[…] double taxation, one of the big problems in the current system is that corporate income is taxed at both the business level and the shareholder level. Most proposals seek to fix this problem by reducing or eliminating the tax burden on dividends on […]
]]>By: Governor Jindal’s Bold Reform Plan Slashes Revenue to DC, Abolishes the Corporate Income Tax | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-131748
Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:29:07 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-131748[…] double taxation, one of the big problems in the current system is that corporate income is taxed at both the business level and the shareholder level. Most proposals seek to fix this problem by reducing or eliminating the tax burden on dividends on […]
]]>By: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders: Two Peas in a Statist Pod | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-127157
Sat, 25 Jul 2015 18:04:54 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-127157[…] not forget that it’s not a smart idea, from the perspective of competitiveness, to have the world’s highest capital gains tax rate. Or to pursue policies that will depress capital formation and thus lead to lower […]
]]>By: Statist’s view of taxation. | The Rugged Individualisthttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-123651
Tue, 19 May 2015 15:37:24 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-123651[…] bad news is that we have pervasive double taxation in the internal revenue code. The good news is that some forms of retirement savings, such as IRAs and 401(k)s, are protected […]
]]>By: In the Left’s Orwellian World, Taxpayers Who Get to Keep their Income Are Getting “Handouts” | Lex Rex for Allhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-121905
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:08:30 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-121905[…] bad news is that we have pervasive double taxation in the internal revenue code. The good news is that some forms of retirement savings, such as IRAs and 401(k)s, are protected […]
]]>By: In the Left’s Orwellian World, Taxpayers Who Get to Keep their Income Are Getting “Handouts” | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-121873
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:36:59 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-121873[…] bad news is that we have pervasive double taxation in the internal revenue code. The good news is that some forms of retirement savings, such as IRAs and 401(k)s, are protected […]
]]>By: Tax Policy, Double Taxation, Tax Reform, and the Proper Definition of Income | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-121624
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:25:46 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-121624[…] It’s possible, when you consider the impact of the capital gains tax, corporate income tax, double tax on dividends, and the death tax, for a single dollar of income to be taxed as many as four […]
]]>By: A Video Primer on How Taxes Reduce Economic Value and Cause Deadweight Loss | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-119400
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:49:09 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-119400[…] Double taxation on income that is saved and invested discourages capital formation. […]
]]>By: Grading the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Plan | Lex Rex for Allhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-118831
Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:25:27 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-118831[…] reductions in double taxation – The Rubio-Lee plans eliminates the capital gains tax, the double tax on dividends, and the second layer of tax on […]
]]>By: Grading the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Plan | International Libertyhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-118784
Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:48:11 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-118784[…] reductions in double taxation – The Rubio-Lee plans eliminates the capital gains tax, the double tax on dividends, and the second layer of tax on […]
]]>By: If You Want To Understand Why Obama’s Tax Agenda Is Bad for Workers, this Picture Says a Thousand Words | International Liberty | Lex Rex for Allhttps://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-can-obama-look-at-these-two-charts-and-conclude-that-america-should-have-higher-double-taxation-of-dividends-and-capital-gains/#comment-117042
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:59:18 +0000http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=14178#comment-117042[…] Something to think about with the President proposing big increases in the double taxation of capital gains. And something to consider since he wants America to have the highest level of dividend double taxation in the industrialized world. […]
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